Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Information on update: Warning area shrunk westwards. End time extended into Saturday. Risk of impacts has been lowered to very low of medium. A band of rain, briefly heavy, will sweep northeast across the warning area during Friday afternoon and evening. Frequent showers or longer spells of rain will then follow from the west during Saturday, easing through the afternoon. The rain will be accompanied by very strong winds which will lead to some poor driving conditions. Accumulations of 40 to 60 mm are likely on hills, and in excess of 70 mm over some Highland mountains. Following on from recent rain this may lead to some flooding.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

Storm Amy will bring a spell of damaging winds, initially in western areas during Friday evening before gradually transferring northeastwards through the night and into early Saturday. During this period, wind gusts of 60-70 mph are likely fairly widely, and may exceed 95 mph in more exposed areas. This is likely to lead to travel and power disruption.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

Information on update: Warning start time brought forward, and area expanded slightly across more of Wales and northern England. Storm Amy is expected to bring a spell of strong winds to many parts of northern and western Britain later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. South to southwesterly winds will increase during Friday, initially in the west before extending eastwards during Friday night. Gusts of 50-60 mph are likely in many areas, and may reach 60-70 mph in more exposed parts. The strongest winds are most likely across portions of northern and western Scotland, where gusts in excess of 90 mph are possible - this is covered by a separate Amber warning for the Friday night period.

The very strong winds will also be accompanied by spells of heavy rain, with difficult driving conditions likely, especially for high sided vehicles on prone routes, such as crosswinds on exposed or high level routes. Winds will ease for most parts through Saturday afternoon, but will continue to be very strong for the Northern Isles and parts of the far north of Scotland through to the end of Saturday, before slowly easing overnight.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings